Summertime, finally!
What is your holiday-schedule? Rather mountain or rather beach?
100% climbing or a good time for something new?
The question arises, whether you are addicted to climbing or have a very leisurely approach, with a huge question: rather implement, on the pebble, the training of a diligent year, or on the contrary to make a big break, to cut a little with the climbing, to better return there to the return?
Whatever your choice or desires, only one thing is recommended: avoid stopping any sports activity!
Therefore, 3 trends are available to you:
N°1: Climb over! Longer, more varied, more complete, stronger ... you have more time to indulge without moderation to your favorite sport: enjoy your destination to test the openings of a new room, to discover or rediscover a cliff, to you (re)put on the multi-pitch or alpine climbing...
If you can not leave, opt for a temporary unlimited subscription and add a weekly session to boost your workout. Block fan, test the lead-climbing. Unconditional of the rope, put yourself in the block. Your practice will only be improved!
Be careful however: gradually increase your climbing volume and listen to your body to avoid hurting yourself.
N°2: Climb less. Even: stop climbing. Depending on your holiday destination (stay abroad, on a boat, in the desert ...), it is possible that climbing is not part of the options. And if you take the opportunity to really rest? And maybe finish with these repeated injuries or chronic pain?
If you really miss the climb, take your favorite magazines and novels or training methods to a little potash: take an intellectual approach to climbing, so to speak!
Are you afraid of starting from scratch at the beginning of the school year? Rest assured ! A break does not necessarily mean regression, quite the opposite. A real rest will allow you to leave on a good foundation at the beginning of the season, with a foolproof motivation. Just take care to resume gently so as not to lose all the benefits of your vacation (track volume and session time below your cruising speed, voluntary limitation of difficulties below your max for the first sessions, etc ...
N°3: Get into Running or Cycling, or any other cardio sport! There are only advantages! First, it is very advisable to promote active recovery and much more effective than a complete rest after large exercise sessions.
Then, practicing a sport of bottom allows to burn calories efficiently (ideal to compensate the evenings aperitif of the summer!) From 45mn of effort approximately and thus to help you to maintain your weight of form and to develop effectively your general stamina .
In addition, long efforts, in addition to teaching you to breathe, manage your fatigue and get to know you better, also make your mind work. An essential point for your future sports fights!
Finally, it is easy to pack a pair of sneakers in your suitcase and very pleasant to discover a region from the small secondary roads on a bike!
